Devi Kavacham Lyrics with Meaning & Audio

About this stotra

The Devi Kavacham is an integral part of the Devi Mahatmyam, one of the most revered texts in Shakta Hinduism. (The Devi Mahatmyam, also known as Durga Saptashati or Chandi Path, is a Sanskrit text that narrates the glory and divine deeds of the Divine Mother, particularly her victory over various demons, and forms a central portion of the Markandeya Purana. This sacred scripture consists of 700 verses divided into thirteen chapters, celebrating the supreme power of the Divine Feminine principle. ) The Devi Kavacham serves as a protective prelude to this great text, establishing spiritual armor before engaging with the powerful narratives and mantras that follow.
The kavacham opens with Sage Markandeya addressing Brahma (Pitamaha), requesting the revelation of the supreme secret that provides complete protection to all beings - a sacred knowledge that has never been disclosed before. This dialogue framework positions the kavacham as divinely revealed wisdom, emphasizing its supreme efficacy and sanctity. The text represents a conversation between the sage and the creator god, where Brahma unveils this ultimate protective mantra as the most potent spiritual armor available to humanity.
This comprehensive protective hymn comprises over 50 verses that systematically invoke the Divine Mother's protection for every part of the body and every aspect of existence. The verses methodically progress from head to feet, calling upon various names and forms of the goddess while requesting her shield against all forms of negativity, danger, and spiritual obstacles. Each invocation creates layers of divine protection, building an impenetrable fortress of sacred energy. The kavacham holds exceptional importance within Devi worship and is traditionally recited before the main Devi Mahatmyam text, serving both as spiritual preparation and protective invocation. Many practitioners consider it essential for creating the proper sacred atmosphere for deeper worship, believing it purifies the devotee and establishes a direct connection with the Divine Mother's protective grace.

Devi Kavacham lyrics and meaning

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Verse 1

अथ देव्याः कवचम् ॥
ॐ अस्य श्री चण्डीकवचस्य ॥
ब्रह्मा ऋषिः । अनुष्टुप् छन्दः । चामुण्डा देवता ।
अङ्गन्यासोक्तमातरो बीजम् । दिग्बन्ध देवतास्तत्त्वम् ।
श्रीजगदम्बाप्रीत्यर्थे सप्तशती पाठाङ्गत्वेन जपे विनियोगः ॥ ॥

atha devyāḥ kavacam ..
oṃ asya śrī caṇḍīkavacasya ..
brahmā ṛṣiḥ . anuṣṭup chandaḥ . cāmuṇḍā devatā .
aṅganyāsoktamātaro bījam . digbandha devatāstattvam .
śrījagadambāprītyarthe saptaśatī pāṭhāṅgatvena jape viniyogaḥ ..

Dedication (Viniyoga): Of this Śrī Caṇḍī Kavaca, Brahmā is the seer (ṛṣi), Anuṣṭup is the meter (chandas), Cāmuṇḍā is the presiding deity; the seed-syllable (bīja) is the group of Mothers as named in the body-placement rite (aṅganyāsa); the pin (kilaka) is the deity of the directional-binding (digbandha); it is recited as part of the Saptaśatī Pāṭha for the gratification of Śrī Jagadambā.

Word by word

अथ (atha): now
देव्याः (devyāḥ): of the goddess
कवचम् (kavacam): armor
अस्य (asya): of this
श्री (śrī): auspicious
चण्डीकवचस्य (caṇḍīkavacasya): of Caṇḍī's armor (चण्डी:Caṇḍī | कवचस्य:of armor)
ब्रह्मा (brahmā): Brahma
ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ): sage
अनुष्टुप् (anuṣṭup): Anuṣṭup meter
छन्दः (chandaḥ): meter
चामुण्डा (cāmuṇḍā): Cāmuṇḍā
देवता (devatā): deity
अङ्गन्यासोक्तमातरो (aṅganyāsoktamātaro): mothers mentioned in body gestures (अङ्गन्यास:body gestures | उक्त:mentioned | मातरो:mothers)
बीजम् (bījam): seed
दिग्बन्ध (digbandha): directional binding
देवतास्तत्त्वम् (devatāstattvam): essence of deities (देवता:deity | तत्त्वम्:essence)
श्रीजगदम्बाप्रीत्यर्थे (śrījagadambāprītyarthe): for pleasing Śrī Jagadambā (श्री:auspicious | जगदम्बा:universal mother | प्रीत्यर्थे:for pleasing)
सप्तशती (saptaśatī): seven hundred
पाठाङ्गत्वेन (pāṭhāṅgatvena): as part of recitation (पाठ:recitation | अङ्गत्वेन:as part)
जपे (jape): in repetition
विनियोगः (viniyogaḥ): application

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Verse 1

ॐ नमश्चण्डिकायै ॥
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ॐ यद्गुह्यं परमं लोके सर्वरक्षाकरं नृणाम् ।
यन्न कस्यचिदाख्यातं तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥ १ ॥

oṃ namaścaṇḍikāyai ..
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
oṃ yadguhyaṃ paramaṃ loke sarvarakṣākaraṃ nṛṇām .
yanna kasyacidākhyātaṃ tanme brūhi pitāmaha .. 1 ..

Om. Salutations to Caṇḍikā. Mārkaṇḍeya said: O Grandfather (Brahmā), tell me that which is the supreme secret in this world — the giver of all protection to people — which has not been revealed to anyone. (1)

Word by word

नमश्चण्डिकायै (namaścaṇḍikāyai): salutations to Caṇḍikā (नमः:salutations | चण्डिकायै:to Caṇḍikā)
मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya): Mārkaṇḍeya
उवाच (uvāca): said
यद्गुह्यं (yadguhyaṁ): which is secret (यत्:which | गुह्यं:secret)
परमं (paramaṁ): supreme
लोके (loke): in the world
सर्वरक्षाकरं (sarvarakṣākaraṁ): cause of all protection (सर्व:all | रक्षा:protection | करं:cause)
नृणाम् (nṛṇām): of men
यन्न (yanna): which not (यत्:which | न:not)
कस्यचिदाख्यातं (kasyacidākhyātaṁ): revealed to anyone (कस्यचित्:to anyone | आख्यातं:revealed)
तन्मे (tanme): that to me (तत्:that | मे:to me)
ब्रूहि (brūhi): tell
पितामह (pitāmaha): O grandfather

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Verse 2

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
अस्ति गुह्यतमं विप्र सर्वभूतोपकारकम् ।
देव्यास्तु कवचं पुण्यं तच्छृणुष्व महामुने ॥ २ ॥

brahmovāca .
asti guhyatamaṃ vipra sarvabhūtopakārakam .
devyāstu kavacaṃ puṇyaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva mahāmune .. 2 ..

Brahmā said: O wise one, O great sage, there is a most secret (teaching) that is beneficial to all beings — the holy Armor of the Goddess (Devī Kavaca). Listen to it. (2)

Word by word

ब्रह्मोवाच (brahmovāca): Brahma said
अस्ति (asti): there is
गुह्यतमं (guhyatamaṁ): most secret
विप्र (vipra): O wise one
सर्वभूतोपकारकम् (sarvabhūtopakārakam): beneficial to all beings (सर्व:all | भूत:beings | उपकारकम्:beneficial)
देव्यास्तु (devyāstu): of the goddess
कवचं (kavacaṁ): armor
पुण्यं (puṇyaṁ): auspicious
तच्छृणुष्व (tacchṛṇuṣva): listen to that
महामुने (mahāmune): O great sage

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Verse 3

प्रथमं शैलपुत्री च द्वितीयं ब्रह्मचारिणी ।
तृतीयं चन्द्रघण्टेति कूष्माण्डेति चतुर्थकम् ॥ ३ ॥

prathamaṃ śailaputrī ca dvitīyaṃ brahmacāriṇī .
tṛtīyaṃ candraghaṇṭeti kūṣmāṇḍeti caturthakam .. 3 ..

The first (Navadurgā) is Śailaputrī (Daughter of the Mountain); the second is Brahmacāriṇī (the Celibate Seeker); the third is called Candraghaṇṭā (the Moon-Belled); and the fourth is Kūṣmāṇḍā. (3)

Word by word

प्रथमं (prathamaṁ): first
शैलपुत्री (śailaputrī): daughter of the mountain (शैल:mountain | पुत्री:daughter)
च (ca): and
द्वितीयं (dvitīyaṁ): second
ब्रह्मचारिणी (brahmacāriṇī): celibate seeker (ब्रह्म:sacred knowledge | चारिणी:seeker)
तृतीयं (tṛtīyaṁ): third
चन्द्रघण्टेति (candragaṇṭeti): called Chandraghanta (चन्द्र:moon | घण्टा:bell | इति:thus)
कूष्माण्डेति (kūṣmāṇḍeti): called Kushmanda (कूष्माण्ड:Kushmanda | इति:thus)
चतुर्थकम् (caturthakam): fourth

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Verse 4

पञ्चमं स्कन्दमातेति षष्ठं कात्यायनीति च ।
सप्तमं कालरात्रीति महागौरीति चाष्टमम् ॥ ४ ॥

pañcamaṃ skandamāteti ṣaṣṭhaṃ kātyāyanīti ca .
saptamaṃ kālarātrīti mahāgaurīti cāṣṭamam .. 4 ..

The fifth is Skandamātā (Mother of Skanda); the sixth is Kātyāyanī; the seventh is Kālarātrī (the Night of Time); and the eighth is Mahāgaurī (the Greatly Fair One). (4)

Word by word

पञ्चमं (pañcamaṁ): fifth
स्कन्दमातेति (skandamāteti): Skandamata (स्कन्द:Skanda | मात:mother)
षष्ठं (ṣaṣṭhaṁ): sixth
कात्यायनीति (kātyāyanīti): Katyayani
च (ca): and
सप्तमं (saptamaṁ): seventh
कालरात्रीति (kālarātrīti): Kalaratri (काल:dark | रात्रि:night)
महागौरीति (mahāgaurīti): Mahagauri (मह:great | गौरी:Gauri)
चाष्टमम् (cāṣṭamam): and eighth (च:and | अष्टमम्:eighth)

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Verse 5

नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः ।
उक्तान्येतानि नामानि ब्रह्मणैव महात्मना ॥ ५ ॥

navamaṃ siddhidātrī ca navadurgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ .
uktānyetāni nāmāni brahmaṇaiva mahātmanā .. 5 ..

The ninth is Siddhidātrī (the Giver of Perfection). These are proclaimed the nine Durgās. These names have been declared by Brahmā himself, the great-souled one. (5)

Word by word

नवमं (navamaṁ): ninth
सिद्धिदात्री (siddhidātrī): giver of success (सिद्धि:success | दात्री:giver)
च (ca): and
नवदुर्गाः (navadurgāḥ): nine Durgas (नव:nine | दुर्गाः:Durgas)
प्रकीर्तिताः (prakīrtitāḥ): are proclaimed
उक्तान्येतानि (uktānyetāni): these names are mentioned (उक्तानि:mentioned | एतानि:these)
नामानि (nāmāni): names
ब्रह्मणैव (brahmaṇaiva): by Brahma indeed (ब्रह्मणा:by Brahma | एव:indeed)
महात्मना (mahātmanā): by the great soul

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Verse 6

अग्निना दह्यमानस्तु शत्रुमध्ये गतो रणे ।
विषमे दुर्गमे चैव भयार्त्ताः शरणं गताः ॥ ६ ॥

agninā dahyamānastu śatrumadhye gato raṇe .
viṣame durgame caiva bhayārttāḥ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ .. 6 ..

Those who are being burned by fire, those who have gone into the midst of enemies in battle, those in difficulty and in inaccessible places, those afflicted by fear who have taken refuge in her — (6)

Word by word

अग्निना (agninā): by fire
दह्यमानस्तु (dahyamānastu): being burned
शत्रुमध्ये (śatrumadhye): among enemies (शत्रु:enemy | मध्ये:among)
गतो (gato): gone
रणे (raṇe): in battle
विषमे (viṣame): in difficulty
दुर्गमे (durgame): inaccessible
चैव (caiva): and indeed
भयार्त्ताः (bhayārttāḥ): afflicted by fear
शरणं (śaraṇaṁ): refuge
गताः (gatāḥ): have gone

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Verse 7

न तेषां जायते किंचिदशुभं रणसंकटे ।
नापदं तस्य पश्यामि शोकदुःखभयं न हि ॥ ७ ॥

na teṣāṃ jāyate kiṃcidaśubhaṃ raṇasaṃkaṭe .
nāpadaṃ tasya paśyāmi śokaduḥkhabhayaṃ na hi .. 7 ..

— no misfortune whatsoever arises for them in the crisis of battle. I see no adversity, grief, sorrow or fear for them at all. (7)

Word by word

न (na): not
तेषां (teṣām): of them
जायते (jāyate): arises
किंचिदशुभं (kiṁcidaśubhaṁ): any misfortune (किंचित्:any | अशुभं:misfortune)
रणसंकटे (raṇasaṅkaṭe): in battle distress (रण:battle | संकटे:distress)
नापदं (nāpadaṁ): no calamity (न:no | आपदं:calamity)
तस्य (tasya): of him
पश्यामि (paśyāmi): I see
शोकदुःखभयं (śokaduḥkhabhayaṁ): grief, sorrow, fear (शोक:grief | दुःख:sorrow | भयं:fear)
न (na): not
हि (hi): indeed

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Verse 8

यैस्तु भक्त्या स्मृता नूनं तेषां वृद्धिः प्रजायते ।
ये त्वां स्मरन्ति देवेशि रक्षसे तान्न संशयः ॥ ८ ॥

yaistu bhaktyā smṛtā nūnaṃ teṣāṃ vṛddhiḥ prajāyate .
ye tvāṃ smaranti deveśi rakṣase tānna saṃśayaḥ .. 8 ..

Those who remember her with devotion — truly, growth arises for them. Those who remember you, O Goddess, you protect them without doubt. (8)

Word by word

यैस्तु (yaistu): by whom indeed
भक्त्या (bhaktyā): with devotion
स्मृता (smṛtā): remembered
नूनं (nūnaṁ): indeed
तेषां (teṣāṁ): of them
वृद्धिः (vṛddhiḥ): growth
प्रजायते (prajāyate): arises
ये (ye): who
त्वां (tvāṁ): you
स्मरन्ति (smaranti): remember
देवेशि (deveśi): O goddess
रक्षसे (rakṣase): protect
तान्न (tānna): them indeed
संशयः (saṁśayaḥ): doubt

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Verse 9

प्रेतसंस्था तु चामुण्डा वाराही महिषासना ।
ऐन्द्री गजसमारूढा वैष्णवी गरुडासना ॥ ९ ॥

pretasaṃsthā tu cāmuṇḍā vārāhī mahiṣāsanā .
aindrī gajasamārūḍhā vaiṣṇavī garuḍāsanā .. 9 ..

Cāmuṇḍā dwells among the dead (śava); Vārāhī is seated on a buffalo; Aindrī (Indrāṇī) is mounted on an elephant; Vaiṣṇavī is seated on Garuḍa. (9)

Word by word

प्रेतसंस्था (pretasaṁsthā): dwelling among the dead (प्रेत:dead | संस्था:dwelling)
तु (tu): but
चामुण्डा (cāmuṇḍā): Chamunda
वाराही (vārāhī): Varahi
महिषासना (mahiṣāsanā): seated on a buffalo (महिष:buffalo | आसना:seated on)
ऐन्द्री (aindrī): Indrani
गजसमारूढा (gajasamārūḍhā): mounted on an elephant (गज:elephant | समारूढा:mounted on)
वैष्णवी (vaiṣṇavī): Vaishnavi
गरुडासना (garuḍāsanā): seated on Garuda (गरुड:Garuda | आसना:seated on)

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Verse 10

माहेश्वरी वृषारूढा कौमारी शिखिवाहना ।
लक्ष्मीः पद्मासना देवी पद्महस्ता हरिप्रिया ॥ १० ॥

māheśvarī vṛṣārūḍhā kaumārī śikhivāhanā .
lakṣmīḥ padmāsanā devī padmahastā haripriyā .. 10 ..

Māheśvarī rides a bull; Kaumārī has a peacock as her vehicle; the Goddess Lakṣmī is lotus-seated, lotus-handed, the beloved of Hari. (10)

Word by word

माहेश्वरी (māheśvarī): consort of Shiva (माहेश:of Shiva | वरी:consort)
वृषारूढा (vṛṣārūḍhā): riding a bull (वृष:bull | आरूढा:mounted)
कौमारी (kaumārī): daughter of Kumara
शिखिवाहना (śikhivāhanā): riding a peacock (शिखि:peacock | वाहना:rider)
लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ): Goddess Lakshmi
पद्मासना (padmāsanā): seated on a lotus (पद्म:lotus | आसना:seated)
देवी (devī): goddess
पद्महस्ता (padmahastā): holding a lotus (पद्म:lotus | हस्ता:handed)
हरिप्रिया (haripriyā): beloved of Hari (हरि:Hari | प्रिया:beloved)

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Verse 11

श्वेतरूपधरा देवी ईश्वरी वृषवाहना ।
ब्राह्मी हंससमारूढा सर्वाभरणभूषिता ॥ ११ ॥

śvetarūpadharā devī īśvarī vṛṣavāhanā .
brāhmī haṃsasamārūḍhā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā .. 11 ..

The white-formed Goddess Īśvarī has a bull as her vehicle; Brāhmī is mounted on a swan and adorned with all ornaments. (11)

Word by word

श्वेतरूपधरा (śvetarūpadharā): white form bearer (श्वेत:white | रूप:form | धरा:bearer)
देवी (devī): goddess
ईश्वरी (īśvarī): goddess
वृषवाहना (vṛṣavāhanā): bull vehicle (वृष:bull | वाहना:vehicle)
ब्राह्मी (brāhmī): related to Brahma
हंससमारूढा (haṁsasamārūḍhā): mounted on a swan (हंस:swan | समारूढा:mounted)
सर्वाभरणभूषिता (sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā): adorned with all ornaments (सर्व:all | आभरण:ornaments | भूषिता:adorned)

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Verse 12

इत्येता मातरः सर्वाः सर्वयोगसमन्विताः ।
नानाभरणशोभाढ्या नानारत्नोपशोभिताः ॥ १२ ॥

ityetā mātaraḥ sarvāḥ sarvayogasamanvitāḥ .
nānābharaṇaśobhāḍhyā nānāratnopaśobhitāḥ .. 12 ..

Thus all these Mothers, endowed with all powers, splendidly adorned with various ornaments and embellished with various jewels — (12)

Word by word

इत्येता (ityetā): thus these
मातरः (mātaraḥ): mothers
सर्वाः (sarvāḥ): all
सर्वयोगसमन्विताः (sarvayogasamanvitāḥ): endowed with all unions (सर्व:all | योग:union | समन्विताः:endowed with)
नानाभरणशोभाढ्या (nānābharaṇaśobhāḍhyā): adorned with various ornaments (नाना:various | भरण:ornaments | शोभा:beauty | ढ्या:adorned with)
नानारत्नोपशोभिताः (nānāratnopaśobhitāḥ): adorned with various jewels (नाना:various | रत्न:jewels | उपशोभिताः:adorned with)

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Verse 13

दृश्यन्ते रथमारूढा देव्यः क्रोधसमाकुलाः ।
शङ्खं चक्रं गदां शक्तिं हलं च मुसलायुधम् ॥ १३ ॥

dṛśyante rathamārūḍhā devyaḥ krodhasamākulāḥ .
śaṅkhaṃ cakraṃ gadāṃ śaktiṃ halaṃ ca musalāyudham .. 13 ..

— are seen mounted on chariots, the goddesses filled with righteous wrath, bearing conch, discus, mace, spear, plough and club-weapon — (13)

Word by word

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante): are seen
रथमारूढा (rathamārūḍhā): mounted on chariots (रथ:chariot | आरूढा:mounted)
देव्यः (devyaḥ): goddesses
क्रोधसमाकुलाः (krodhasamākulāḥ): filled with anger (क्रोध:anger | समाकुलाः:filled with)
शङ्खं (śaṅkhaṁ): conch
चक्रं (cakraṁ): discus
गदां (gadāṁ): mace
शक्तिं (śaktiṁ): spear
हलं (halaṁ): plough
च (ca): and
मुसलायुधम् (musalāyudham): club weapon (मुसल:club | आयुधम्:weapon)

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Verse 14

खेटकं तोमरं चैव परशुं पाशमेव च ।
कुन्तायुधं त्रिशूलं च शार्ङ्गमायुधमुत्तमम् ॥ १४ ॥

kheṭakaṃ tomaraṃ caiva paraśuṃ pāśameva ca .
kuntāyudhaṃ triśūlaṃ ca śārṅgamāyudhamuttamam .. 14 ..

— shield, javelin, axe, noose, lance, trident, and the excellent Śārṅga bow — (14)

Word by word

खेटकं (kheṭakaṁ): shield
तोमरं (tomaraṁ): javelin
चैव (caiva): and also
परशुं (paraśuṁ): axe
पाशमेव (pāśameva): noose indeed
च (ca): and
कुन्तायुधं (kuntāyudhaṁ): spear weapon (कुन्त:spear | आयुधं:weapon)
त्रिशूलं (triśūlaṁ): trident
च (ca): and
शार्ङ्गमायुधमुत्तमम् (śārṅgamāyudhamuttamam): excellent bow weapon (शार्ङ्ग:bow | आयुधम्:weapon | उत्तमम्:excellent)

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Verse 15

दैत्यानां देहनाशाय भक्तानामभयाय च ।
धारयन्त्यायुधानीत्थं देवानां च हिताय वै ॥ १५ ॥

daityānāṃ dehanāśāya bhaktānāmabhayāya ca .
dhārayantyāyudhānītthaṃ devānāṃ ca hitāya vai .. 15 ..

— bearing these weapons for the destruction of the bodies of demons, for granting fearlessness to devotees, and indeed for the welfare of the gods. (15)

Word by word

दैत्यानां (daityānāṁ): of the demons
देहनाशाय (dehanāśāya): for destruction of bodies
भक्तानामभयाय (bhaktānāmabhayāya): for devotees' fearlessness (भक्तानाम्:of the devotees | अभयाय:for fearlessness)
च (ca): and
धारयन्त्यायुधानीत्थं (dhārayantyāyudhānītthaṁ): thus wielding weapons (धारयन्ति:wielding | आयुधानि:weapons | इत्थं:thus)
देवानां (devānāṁ): of the gods
च (ca): and
हिताय (hitāya): for the welfare
वै (vai): indeed

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Verse 16

नमस्तेऽस्तु महारौद्रे महाघोरपराक्रमे ।
महाबले महोत्साहे महाभयविनाशिनि ॥ १६ ॥

namaste'stu mahāraudre mahāghoraparākrame .
mahābale mahotsāhe mahābhayavināśini .. 16 ..

Salutations to you, O greatly fierce one, of terrifying and formidable prowess, of great strength, of great enthusiasm — O destroyer of great fear! (16)

Word by word

नमस्तेऽस्तु (namaste'stu): salutations to you
महारौद्रे (mahāraudre): greatly fierce
महाघोरपराक्रमे (mahāghoraparākrame): greatly terrifying prowess (महाघोर:greatly terrifying | पराक्रमे:prowess)
महाबले (mahābale): great strength
महोत्साहे (mahotsāhe): great enthusiasm
महाभयविनाशिनि (mahābhayavināśini): destroyer of great fear (महाभय:great fear | विनाशिनि:destroyer)

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Verse 17

त्राहि मां देवि दुष्प्रेक्ष्ये शत्रूणां भयवर्द्धिनि ।
प्राच्यां रक्षतु मामैन्द्री आग्नेय्यामग्निदेवता ॥ १७ ॥

trāhi māṃ devi duṣprekṣye śatrūṇāṃ bhayavarddhini .
prācyāṃ rakṣatu māmaindrī āgneyyāmagnidevatā .. 17 ..

Protect me, O Goddess, hard to behold, O increaser of terror among enemies. May Aindrī protect me in the East; the fire-deity (Agni-devatā) in the Southeast. (17)

Word by word

त्राहि (trāhi): protect
मां (māṁ): me
देवि (devi): O goddess
दुष्प्रेक्ष्ये (duṣprekṣye): hard to look at
शत्रूणां (śatrūṇāṁ): of enemies
भयवर्द्धिनि (bhayavarddhini): increaser of fear
प्राच्यां (prācyāṁ): in the east
रक्षतु (rakṣatu): may protect
मामैन्द्री (māmaindrī): Indrāṇī protect me (माम्:me | ऐन्द्री:Indrāṇī)
आग्नेय्यामग्निदेवता (āgneyyāmagnidevatā): fire deity in the southeast (आग्नेय्याम्:in the southeast | अग्निदेवता:fire deity)

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Verse 18

दक्षिणेऽवतु वाराही नैरृत्यां खड्गधारिणी ।
प्रतीच्यां वारुणी रक्षेद्वायव्यां मृगवाहिनी ॥ १८ ॥

dakṣiṇe'vatu vārāhī nairṛtyāṃ khaḍgadhāriṇī .
pratīcyāṃ vāruṇī rakṣedvāyavyāṃ mṛgavāhinī .. 18 ..

May Vārāhī protect in the South; the sword-bearer (Khaḍgadhāriṇī) in the Southwest; may Vāruṇī protect in the West; the deer-vehicle goddess (Mṛgavāhinī) in the Northwest. (18)

Word by word

दक्षिणेऽवतु (dakṣiṇe'vatu): may protect in the south (दक्षिणे:in the south | अवतु:may protect)
वाराही (vārāhī): Varahi (goddess)
नैरृत्यां (nairṛtyāṁ): in the southwest
खड्गधारिणी (khaḍgadhāriṇī): sword-bearer (खड्ग:sword | धारिणी:bearer)
प्रतीच्यां (pratīcyāṁ): in the west
वारुणी (vāruṇī): Varuni (goddess)
रक्षेद्वायव्यां (rakṣedvāyavyāṁ): may protect in the northwest (रक्षेत्:may protect | वायव्यां:in the northwest)
मृगवाहिनी (mṛgavāhinī): deer-bearer (मृग:deer | वाहिनी:bearer)

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Verse 19

उदीच्यां पातु कौमारी ऐशान्यां शूलधारिणी ।
ऊर्ध्वं ब्रह्माणि मे रक्षेदधस्ताद्वैष्णवी तथा ॥ १९ ॥

udīcyāṃ pātu kaumārī aiśānyāṃ śūladhāriṇī .
ūrdhvaṃ brahmāṇi me rakṣedadhastādvaiṣṇavī tathā .. 19 ..

May Kaumārī protect in the North; the trident-bearer (Śūladhāriṇī) in the Northeast; may Brāhmaṇī protect me above; and Vaiṣṇavī below. (19)

Word by word

उदीच्यां (udīcyāṁ): in the north
पातु (pātu): may protect
कौमारी (kaumārī): Kaumari (goddess)
ऐशान्यां (aiśānyāṁ): in the northeast
शूलधारिणी (śūladhāriṇī): bearer of the trident (शूल:trident | धारिणी:bearer)
ऊर्ध्वं (ūrdhvaṁ): above
ब्रह्माणि (brahmāṇi): Brahma
मे (me): my
रक्षेदधस्ताद्वैष्णवी (rakṣedadhastādvaiṣṇavī): may Vaishnavi protect below (रक्षेत्:may protect | अधस्तात्:below | वैष्णवी:Vaishnavi (goddess))
तथा (tathā): also

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Verse 20

एवं दश दिशो रक्षेच्चामुण्डा शववाहना ।
जया मे चाग्रतः पातु विजया पातु पृष्ठतः ॥ २० ॥

evaṃ daśa diśo rakṣeccāmuṇḍā śavavāhanā .
jayā me cāgrataḥ pātu vijayā pātu pṛṣṭhataḥ .. 20 ..

Thus may Cāmuṇḍā, riding a corpse, protect all ten directions. May Jayā protect me in front; may Vijayā protect from behind. (20)

Word by word

एवं (evaṁ): thus
दश (daśa): ten
दिशो (diśo): directions
रक्षेच्चामुण्डा (rakṣeccāmuṇḍā): Cāmuṇḍā protects (रक्षेत्:protect | चामुण्डा:Cāmuṇḍā)
शववाहना (śavavāhanā): riding a corpse (शव:corpse | वाहना:riding)
जया (jayā): Jaya
मे (me): my
चाग्रतः (cāgrataḥ): in front
पातु (pātu): protect
विजया (vijayā): Vijaya
पातु (pātu): protect
पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ): from behind

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Verse 21

अजिता वामपार्श्वे तु दक्षिणे चापराजिता ।
शिखामुद्योतिनी रक्षेदुमा मूर्ध्नि व्यवस्थिता ॥ २१ ॥

ajitā vāmapārśve tu dakṣiṇe cāparājitā .
śikhāmudyotinī rakṣedumā mūrdhni vyavasthitā .. 21 ..

May Ajitā (the Unconquered) protect on the left side; Aparājitā (the Unconquerable) on the right. May Udyotinī (the Shining One) protect the crown-lock; Umā stands established at the crown of the head. (21)

Word by word

अजिता (ajitā): unconquered
वामपार्श्वे (vāmapārśve): on the left side (वाम:left | पार्श्वे:side)
तु (tu): but
दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe): on the right
चापराजिता (cāparājitā): and unconquerable
शिखामुद्योतिनी (śikhāmudyotinī): shining on the crown (शिखा:crown | मुद्योतिनी:shining)
रक्षेदुमा (rakṣedumā): may Umā protect
मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni): on the head
व्यवस्थिता (vyavasthitā): situated

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Verse 22

मालाधरी ललाटे च भ्रुवौ रक्षेद्यशस्विनी ।
त्रिनेत्रा च भ्रुवोर्मध्ये यमघण्टा च नासिके ॥ २२ ॥

mālādharī lalāṭe ca bhruvau rakṣedyaśasvinī .
trinetrā ca bhruvormadhye yamaghaṇṭā ca nāsike .. 22 ..

May Māladhārī (the Garland-Wearer) protect the forehead; Yaśasvinī (the Glorious One) the eyebrows; Trinetrā (the Three-Eyed) the space between the eyebrows; and Yamaghaṇṭā (Bell of Yama) the nose. (22)

Word by word

मालाधरी (mālādharī): wearer of a garland (माला:garland | धरी:wearer)
ललाटे (lalāṭe): on the forehead
च (ca): and
भ्रुवौ (bhruvau): eyebrows
रक्षेद्यशस्विनी (rakṣedyaśasvinī): famous protector (रक्षेत्:protector | यशस्विनी:famous)
त्रिनेत्रा (trinetrā): three-eyed
च (ca): and
भ्रुवोर्मध्ये (bhruvormadhye): between the eyebrows (भ्रुवोः:eyebrows | मध्ये:between)
यमघण्टा (yamaghaṇṭā): bell of Yama (यम:Yama | घण्टा:bell)
च (ca): and
नासिके (nāsike): on the nose

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Verse 23

शङ्खिनी चक्षुषोर्मध्ये श्रोत्रयोर्द्वारवासिनी ।
कपोलौ कालिका रक्षेत्कर्णमूले तु शाङ्करी ॥ २३ ॥

śaṅkhinī cakṣuṣormadhye śrotrayordvāravāsinī .
kapolau kālikā rakṣetkarṇamūle tu śāṅkarī .. 23 ..

Śaṅkhinī (the Conch-Goddess) in the space between the eyes; Dvāravāsinī (the Gate-Dweller) at the ears; Kālikā (Kālī) the cheeks; and Śāṅkarī at the roots of the ears. (23)

Word by word

शङ्खिनी (śaṅkhinī): conch-shaped goddess
चक्षुषोर्मध्ये (cakṣuṣormadhye): between the eyes (चक्षुषोः:of the eyes | मध्ये:in the middle)
श्रोत्रयोर्द्वारवासिनी (śrotrayordvāravāsinī): dweller at ear gates (श्रोत्रयोः:of the ears | द्वार:gate | वासिनी:dweller)
कपोलौ (kapolau): cheeks
कालिका (kālikā): goddess Kālī
रक्षेत्कर्णमूले (rakṣetkarṇamūle): protect at ear roots (रक्षेत्:may protect | कर्णमूले:at the ear roots)
तु (tu): but
शाङ्करी (śāṅkarī): goddess Śāṅkarī

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Verse 24

नासिकायां सुगन्धा च उत्तरोष्ठे च चर्चिका ।
अधरे चामृतकला जिह्वायां च सरस्वती ॥ २४ ॥

nāsikāyāṃ sugandhā ca uttaroṣṭhe ca carcikā .
adhare cāmṛtakalā jihvāyāṃ ca sarasvatī .. 24 ..

Sugandhā (the Fragrant One) in the nostrils; Carcikā on the upper lip; Amṛtakalā (the Portion of Nectar) on the lower lip; and Sarasvatī on the tongue. (24)

Word by word

नासिकायां (nāsikāyāṁ): in the nose
सुगन्धा (sugandhā): fragrance
च (ca): and
उत्तरोष्ठे (uttaroṣṭhe): on the upper lip
च (ca): and
चर्चिका (carcikā): ointment
अधरे (adhare): on the lower lip
चामृतकला (cāmṛtakalā): nectar portion (च:and | अमृत:nectar | कला:portion)
जिह्वायां (jihvāyāṁ): on the tongue
च (ca): and
सरस्वती (sarasvatī): Saraswati

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Verse 25

दन्तान् रक्षतु कौमारी कण्ठदेशे तु चण्डिका ।
घण्टिकां चित्रघण्टा च महामाया च तालुके ॥ २५ ॥

dantān rakṣatu kaumārī kaṇṭhadeśe tu caṇḍikā .
ghaṇṭikāṃ citraghaṇṭā ca mahāmāyā ca tāluke .. 25 ..

May Kaumārī protect the teeth; Caṇḍikā the throat region; Citraghaṇṭā the uvula (ghaṇṭikā); and Mahāmāyā the palate. (25)

Word by word

दन्तान् (dantān): teeth
रक्षतु (rakṣatu): may protect
कौमारी (kaumārī): Kaumari (goddess)
कण्ठदेशे (kaṇṭhadeśe): in the throat region
तु (tu): but
चण्डिका (caṇḍikā): Chandika (goddess)
घण्टिकां (ghaṇṭikāṁ): uvula
चित्रघण्टा (citraghaṇṭā): Citraghanta (goddess)
च (ca): and
महामाया (mahāmāyā): Mahāmāyā (goddess)
च (ca): and
तालुके (tāluke): in the palate

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Verse 26

कामाक्षी चिबुकं रक्षेद्वाचं मे सर्वमङ्गला ।
ग्रीवायां भद्रकाली च पृष्ठवंशे धनुर्धरी ॥ २६ ॥

kāmākṣī cibukaṃ rakṣedvācaṃ me sarvamaṅgalā .
grīvāyāṃ bhadrakālī ca pṛṣṭhavaṃśe dhanurdharī .. 26 ..

May Kāmākṣī protect the chin; Sarvamaṅgalā my speech; Bhadrakālī the neck; and the bow-bearer (Dhanurdharī) the spine. (26)

Word by word

कामाक्षी (kāmākṣī): Kamakshi (goddess)
चिबुकं (cibukaṁ): chin
रक्षेद्वाचं (rakṣedvācaṁ): protect speech (रक्षेत्:protect | वाचं:speech)
मे (me): my
सर्वमङ्गला (sarvamaṅgalā): all-auspicious
ग्रीवायां (grīvāyāṁ): neck
भद्रकाली (bhadrakālī): Bhadrakali (goddess)
च (ca): and
पृष्ठवंशे (pṛṣṭhavaṁśe): spine
धनुर्धरी (dhanurdharī): bow-holder

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Verse 27

नीलग्रीवा बहिःकण्ठे नलिकां नलकूबरी ।
स्कन्धयोः खड्गिनी रक्षेद्बाहू मे वज्रधारिणी ॥ २७ ॥

nīlagrīvā bahiḥkaṇṭhe nalikāṃ nalakūbarī .
skandhayoḥ khaḍginī rakṣedbāhū me vajradhāriṇī .. 27 ..

Nīlagrīvā (the Blue-Throated) outside the throat; Nalakūbarī the windpipe; may the sword-bearer (Khaḍginī) protect the shoulders; and the thunderbolt-bearer (Vajradhāriṇī) my arms. (27)

Word by word

नीलग्रीवा (nīlagrīvā): blue-necked
बहिःकण्ठे (bahiḥkaṇṭhe): outside the throat (बहिः:outside | कण्ठे:throat)
नलिकां (nalikāṁ): tube
नलकूबरी (nalakūbarī): Nalakubara's
स्कन्धयोः (skandhayoḥ): of the shoulders
खड्गिनी (khaḍginī): sword-bearing
रक्षेद्बाहू (rakṣedbāhū): may protect arms (रक्षेत्:may protect | बाहू:arms)
मे (me): my
वज्रधारिणी (vajradhāriṇī): thunderbolt-bearing

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Verse 28

हस्तयोर्दण्डिनी रक्षेदम्बिका चाङ्गुलीषु च ।
नखाञ्छूलेश्वरी रक्षेत्कुक्षौ रक्षेत्कुलेश्वरी ॥ २८ ॥

hastayordaṇḍinī rakṣedambikā cāṅgulīṣu ca .
nakhāñchūleśvarī rakṣetkukṣau rakṣetkuleśvarī .. 28 ..

Daṇḍinī (the Staff-Bearer) the hands; Ambikā the fingers; Śūleśvarī (the Spear-Queen) the nails; Kuleśvarī (the Clan-Queen) the belly. (28)

Word by word

हस्तयोर्दण्डिनी (hastayordaṇḍinī): protector of the hands (हस्तयोः:of the hands | दण्डिनी:protector)
रक्षेदम्बिका (rakṣedambikā): Ambika protects (रक्षेत्:protects | अम्बिका:Ambika)
चाङ्गुलीषु (cāṅgulīṣu): in the fingers (च:and | अङ्गुलीषु:in the fingers)
च (ca): and
नखाञ्छूलेश्वरी (nakhāñchūleśvarī): Śūleśvarī protects nails (नखान्:nails | शूलेश्वरी:Śūleśvarī)
रक्षेत्कुक्षौ (rakṣetkukṣau): protects the belly (रक्षेत्:protects | कुक्षौ:in the belly)
रक्षेत्कुलेश्वरी (rakṣetkuleśvarī): Kuleśvarī protects (रक्षेत्:protects | कुलेश्वरी:Kuleśvarī)

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Verse 29

स्तनौ रक्षेन्महादेवी मनःशोकविनाशिनी ।
हृदये ललिता देवी उदरे शूलधारिणी ॥ २९ ॥

stanau rakṣenmahādevī manaḥśokavināśinī .
hṛdaye lalitā devī udare śūladhāriṇī .. 29 ..

May Mahādevī, the destroyer of mental sorrow, protect the breasts; Lalitā Devī the heart; and the trident-bearer (Śūladhāriṇī) the abdomen. (29)

Word by word

स्तनौ (stanau): breasts
रक्षेन्महादेवी (rakṣenmahādevī): may Mahadevi protect (रक्षेत्:may protect | महादेवी:great goddess)
मनःशोकविनाशिनी (manaḥśokavināśinī): destroyer of mental sorrow (मनः:mind | शोक:sorrow | विनाशिनी:destroyer)
हृदये (hṛdaye): in the heart
ललिता (lalitā): Lalita
देवी (devī): goddess
उदरे (udare): in the belly
शूलधारिणी (śūladhāriṇī): trident bearer (शूल:trident | धारिणी:bearer)

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Verse 30

नाभौ च कामिनी रक्षेद्गुह्यं गुह्येश्वरी तथा ।
पूतना कामिका मेढ्रं गुदे महिषवाहिनी ॥ ३० ॥

nābhau ca kāminī rakṣedguhyaṃ guhyeśvarī tathā .
pūtanā kāmikā meḍhraṃ gude mahiṣavāhinī .. 30 ..

May Kāminī (the Passionate One) protect the navel; Guhyeśvarī (the Mistress of Secrets) the private parts; Pūtanā and Kāmikā the generative organ; and Mahiṣavāhinī (the Buffalo-Rider) the anus. (30)

Word by word

नाभौ (nābhau): in the navel
च (ca): and
कामिनी (kāminī): woman
रक्षेद्गुह्यं (rakṣedguhyaṁ): protects the secret (रक्षेत्:protects | गुह्यं:secret)
गुह्येश्वरी (guhyeśvarī): goddess of secrets (गुह्य:secret | ईश्वरी:goddess)
तथा (tathā): also
पूतना (pūtanā): Pūtanā
कामिका (kāmikā): desirous
मेढ्रं (meḍhraṁ): genitals
गुदे (gude): anus
महिषवाहिनी (mahiṣavāhinī): riding a buffalo (महिष:buffalo | वाहिनी:riding)

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Verse 31

कट्यां भगवती रक्षेज्जानुनी विन्ध्यवासिनी ।
जङ्घे महाबला रक्षेत्सर्वकामप्रदायिनी ॥ ३१ ॥

kaṭyāṃ bhagavatī rakṣejjānunī vindhyavāsinī .
jaṅghe mahābalā rakṣetsarvakāmapradāyinī .. 31 ..

May Bhagavatī protect the waist; Vindhyavāsinī (the Dweller of the Vindhyas) the knees; and Mahābalā (the Greatly Powerful), the fulfiller of all desires, the shanks. (31)

Word by word

कट्यां (kaṭyāṁ): in the waist
भगवती (bhagavatī): the divine goddess
रक्षेज्जानुनी (rakṣejjānunī): may protect the knees (रक्षेत्:may protect | जानुनी:knees)
विन्ध्यवासिनी (vindhyavāsinī): Vindhyavāsinī
जङ्घे (jaṅghe): in the shanks
महाबला (mahābalā): the great powerful one
रक्षेत्सर्वकामप्रदायिनी (rakṣetsarvakāmapradāyinī): may protect, fulfiller of all desires (रक्षेत्:may protect | सर्वकाम:all desires | प्रदायिनी:fulfiller)

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Verse 32

गुल्फयोर्नारसिंही च पादपृष्ठे तु तैजसी ।
पादाङ्गुलीषु श्री रक्षेत्पादाधस्तलवासिनी ॥ ३२ ॥

gulphayornārasiṃhī ca pādapṛṣṭhe tu taijasī .
pādāṅgulīṣu śrī rakṣetpādādhastalavāsinī .. 32 ..

Nārasiṃhī (the Lioness-Goddess) at the ankles; Taijasī on the top of the feet; Śrī in the toes; and the Under-Sole Dweller (Pādādhastala-vāsinī) below the feet. (32)

Word by word

गुल्फयोर्नारसिंही (gulphayornārasiṁhī): Narasimhi at the ankles (गुल्फयोः:at the ankles | नारसिंही:Narasimhi)
च (ca): and
पादपृष्ठे (pādapṛṣṭhe): on the top of the feet
तु (tu): but
तैजसी (taijasī): Taijasi
पादाङ्गुलीषु (pādāṅgulīṣu): in the toes
श्री (śrī): Shri
रक्षेत्पादाधस्तलवासिनी (rakṣetpādādhastalavāsinī): protector residing under the feet (रक्षेत्:protector | पादाधस्तल:under the feet | वासिनी:residing)

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Verse 33

नखान् दंष्ट्राकराली च केशांश्चैवोर्ध्वकेशिनी ।
रोमकूपेषु कौबेरी त्वचं वागीश्वरी तथा ॥ ३३ ॥

nakhān daṃṣṭrākarālī ca keśāṃścaivordhvakeśinī .
romakūpeṣu kauberī tvacaṃ vāgīśvarī tathā .. 33 ..

Daṃṣṭrākarālī (Terrible-Fanged) the nails; Ūrdhvakeśinī (the Upward-Haired) the hair; Kauberī (the goddess of Kubera) in the hair pores; and Vāgīśvarī (the Goddess of Speech) the skin. (33)

Word by word

नखान् (nakhān): nails
दंष्ट्राकराली (daṃṣṭrākarālī): terrifying with fangs (दंष्ट्रा:fangs | कराली:terrifying)
च (ca): and
केशांश्चैवोर्ध्वकेशिनी (keśāṃścaivordhvakeśinī): and hair of Urdhvakashini (केशान्:hair | च:and | एव:indeed | ऊर्ध्वकेशिनी:Urdhvakashini)
रोमकूपेषु (romakūpeṣu): in hair pores (रोम:hair | कूपेषु:in pores)
कौबेरी (kauberī): related to Kubera
त्वचं (tvacaṃ): skin
वागीश्वरी (vāgīśvarī): goddess of speech
तथा (tathā): thus

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Verse 34

रक्तमज्जावसामांसान्यस्थिमेदांसि पार्वती ।
अन्त्राणि कालरात्रिश्च पित्तं च मुकुटेश्वरी ॥ ३४ ॥

raktamajjāvasāmāṃsānyasthimedāṃsi pārvatī .
antrāṇi kālarātriśca pittaṃ ca mukuṭeśvarī .. 34 ..

Pārvatī (protects) the blood, marrow, fat, flesh, bones and bodily fat; Kālarātrī the intestines; and Mukuṭeśvarī (the Crown-Queen) the bile. (34)

Word by word

रक्तमज्जावसामांसान्यस्थिमेदांसि (raktamajjāvasāmāṁsānyasthimedāṁsi): blood, marrow, fat, flesh, bones, and fat (रक्त:blood | मज्जा:marrow | वसा:fat | मांस:flesh | अस्थि:bones | मेदांसि:fat)
पार्वती (pārvatī): Pārvatī
अन्त्राणि (antrāṇi): intestines
कालरात्रिश्च (kālarātriśca): and Kalaratri (कालरात्रि:Kalaratri | च:and)
पित्तं (pittaṁ): bile
च (ca): and
मुकुटेश्वरी (mukuṭeśvarī): Mukuṭeśvarī

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Verse 35

पद्मावती पद्मकोशे कफे चूडामणिस्तथा ।
ज्वालामुखी नखज्वालामभेद्या सर्वसन्धिषु ॥ ३५ ॥

padmāvatī padmakośe kaphe cūḍāmaṇistathā .
jvālāmukhī nakhajvālāmabhedyā sarvasandhiṣu .. 35 ..

Padmāvatī in the lung-lotus; Cūḍāmaṇi in phlegm; Jvālāmukhī (the Flame-Faced) the nail-fires; and the Impenetrable One (Abhedyā) in all joints. (35)

Word by word

पद्मावती (padmāvatī): Padmavati
पद्मकोशे (padmakośe): lotus bud
कफे (kaphe): in phlegm
चूडामणिस्तथा (cūḍāmaṇistathā): and crest jewel (चूडामणि:crest jewel | तथा:and)
ज्वालामुखी (jvālāmukhī): volcano
नखज्वालामभेद्या (nakhajvālāmabhedyā): unbreakable by nail flames (नख:nail | ज्वाला:flame | मभेद्या:unbreakable)
सर्वसन्धिषु (sarvasandhiṣu): in all joints (सर्व:all | सन्धिषु:in joints)

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Verse 36

शुक्रं ब्रह्माणि मे रक्षेच्छायां छत्रेश्वरी तथा ।
अहंकारं मनो बुद्धिं रक्षेन्मे धर्मधारिणी ॥ ३६ ॥

śukraṃ brahmāṇi me rakṣecchāyāṃ chatreśvarī tathā .
ahaṃkāraṃ mano buddhiṃ rakṣenme dharmadhāriṇī .. 36 ..

May Brāhmaṇī protect my vital essence (śukra); Chatreśvarī (the Parasol-Queen) my shadow; and Dharmadhāriṇī (the Upholder of Dharma) my ego, mind and intellect. (36)

Word by word

शुक्रं (śukraṁ): semen
ब्रह्माणि (brahmāṇi): in Brahman
मे (me): my
रक्षेच्छायां (rakṣecchāyāṁ): protects the shadow (रक्षेत्:protects | छायां:shadow)
छत्रेश्वरी (chatreśvarī): goddess of the parasol
तथा (tathā): also
अहंकारं (ahaṅkāraṁ): ego
मनो (mano): mind
बुद्धिं (buddhiṁ): intellect
रक्षेन्मे (rakṣenme): protects my (रक्षेत्:protects | मे:my)
धर्मधारिणी (dharmadhāriṇī): upholder of dharma (धर्म:dharma | धारिणी:upholder)

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Verse 37

प्राणापानौ तथा व्यानमुदानं च समानकम् ।
वज्रहस्ता च मे रक्षेत्प्राणं कल्याणशोभना ॥ ३७ ॥

prāṇāpānau tathā vyānamudānaṃ ca samānakam .
vajrahastā ca me rakṣetprāṇaṃ kalyāṇaśobhanā .. 37 ..

May Vajrahastā (the Thunderbolt-Handed) and the auspicious, beautiful Kalyāṇaśobhanā protect my prāṇa (in-breath), apāna (out-breath), vyāna (circulatory breath), udāna (ascending breath) and samāna (equalizing breath). (37)

Word by word

प्राणापानौ (prāṇāpānau): inhalation and exhalation (प्राण:life breath | अपान:exhalation)
तथा (tathā): and
व्यानमुदानं (vyānamudānaṁ): vyāna and udāna (व्यान:circulatory energy | उदान:upward energy)
च (ca): and
समानकम् (samānakam): samāna
वज्रहस्ता (vajrahastā): one with thunderbolt in hand (वज्र:thunderbolt | हस्ता:handed)
च (ca): and
मे (me): my
रक्षेत्प्राणं (rakṣetprāṇaṁ): may protect my life (रक्षेत्:may protect | प्राणं:life)
कल्याणशोभना (kalyāṇaśobhanā): auspicious and beautiful (कल्याण:auspicious | शोभना:beautiful)

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Verse 38

रसे रूपे च गन्धे च शब्दे स्पर्शे च योगिनी ।
सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चैव रक्षेन्नारायणी सदा ॥ ३८ ॥

rase rūpe ca gandhe ca śabde sparśe ca yoginī .
sattvaṃ rajastamaścaiva rakṣennārāyaṇī sadā .. 38 ..

May Yoginī protect (my faculties of) taste, form, smell, sound and touch; and may Nārāyaṇī always protect sattva, rajas and tamas (the three guṇas). (38)

Word by word

रसे (rase): in taste
रूपे (rūpe): in form
च (ca): and
गन्धे (gandhe): in smell
च (ca): and
शब्दे (śabde): in sound
स्पर्शे (sparśe): in touch
च (ca): and
योगिनी (yoginī): goddess
सत्त्वं (sattvaṁ): goodness
रजस्तमश्चैव (rajastamaścaiva): passion and ignorance (रजः:passion | तमः:ignorance | च:and | एव:indeed)
रक्षेन्नारायणी (rakṣennārāyaṇī): may Nārāyaṇī protect (रक्षेत्:may protect | नारायणी:Nārāyaṇī)
सदा (sadā): always

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Verse 39

आयू रक्षतु वाराही धर्मं रक्षतु वैष्णवी ।
यशः कीर्तिं च लक्ष्मीं च धनं विद्यां च चक्रिणी ॥ ३९ ॥

āyū rakṣatu vārāhī dharmaṃ rakṣatu vaiṣṇavī .
yaśaḥ kīrtiṃ ca lakṣmīṃ ca dhanaṃ vidyāṃ ca cakriṇī .. 39 ..

May Vārāhī protect my longevity; Vaiṣṇavī my dharma (righteousness); and Cakriṇī (the Disc-Bearer) my fame, glory, fortune (Lakṣmī), wealth and knowledge. (39)

Word by word

आयू (āyū): longevity
रक्षतु (rakṣatu): may protect
वाराही (vārāhī): Varahi (goddess)
धर्मं (dharmaṁ): righteousness
रक्षतु (rakṣatu): may protect
वैष्णवी (vaiṣṇavī): Vaishnavi (goddess)
यशः (yaśaḥ): fame
कीर्तिं (kīrtiṁ): glory
च (ca): and
लक्ष्मीं (lakṣmīṁ): Lakshmi (goddess)
च (ca): and
धनं (dhanaṁ): wealth
विद्यां (vidyāṁ): knowledge
च (ca): and
चक्रिणी (cakriṇī): Chakrin (goddess)

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Verse 40

गोत्रमिन्द्राणि मे रक्षेत्पशून्मे रक्ष चण्डिके ।
पुत्रान् रक्षेन्महालक्ष्मीर्भार्यां रक्षतु भैरवी ॥ ४० ॥

gotramindrāṇi me rakṣetpaśūnme rakṣa caṇḍike .
putrān rakṣenmahālakṣmīrbhāryāṃ rakṣatu bhairavī .. 40 ..

May Indrāṇī protect my lineage; O Caṇḍikā, protect my cattle; may Mahālakṣmī protect my sons; and may Bhairavī protect my wife. (40)

Word by word

गोत्रमिन्द्राणि (gotramindrāṇi): Indrāṇi protect my lineage (गोत्रम्:lineage | इन्द्राणि:Indrāṇi)
मे (me): my
रक्षेत्पशून्मे (rakṣetpaśūnme): protect my cattle (रक्षेत्:may protect | पशून्:cattle | मे:my)
रक्ष (rakṣa): protect
चण्डिके (caṇḍike): O Caṇḍikā
पुत्रान् (putrān): sons
रक्षेन्महालक्ष्मीर्भार्यां (rakṣenmahālakṣmīrbhāryāṁ): Mahālakṣmī protect my wife (रक्षेत्:may protect | महालक्ष्मीः:Mahālakṣmī | भार्यां:wife)
रक्षतु (rakṣatu): may protect
भैरवी (bhairavī): Bhairavī

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Verse 41

पन्थानं सुपथा रक्षेन्मार्गं क्षेमकरी तथा ।
राजद्वारे महालक्ष्मीर्विजया सर्वतः स्थिता ॥ ४१ ॥

panthānaṃ supathā rakṣenmārgaṃ kṣemakarī tathā .
rājadvāre mahālakṣmīrvijayā sarvataḥ sthitā .. 41 ..

May Supathā (the Good-Path Goddess) protect the path; Kṣemakarī (the Safety-Giver) the road; Mahālakṣmī Vijayā (the Victorious Great Lakṣmī) at the royal gate, standing everywhere. (41)

Word by word

पन्थानं (panthānaṁ): path
सुपथा (supathā): good path
रक्षेन्मार्गं (rakṣenmārgaṁ): protect the path (रक्षेत्:protect | मार्गं:path)
क्षेमकरी (kṣemakarī): bestower of safety
तथा (tathā): and
राजद्वारे (rājadvāre): at the royal gate (राज:royal | द्वारे:at the gate)
महालक्ष्मीर्विजया (mahālakṣmīrvijayā): Goddess Mahalakshmi, victorious (महालक्ष्मीः:Goddess Mahalakshmi | विजया:victorious)
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ): everywhere
स्थिता (sthitā): situated

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Verse 42

रक्षाहीनं तु यत्स्थानं वर्जितं कवचेन तु ।
तत्सर्वं रक्ष मे देवि जयन्ती पापनाशिनी ॥ ४२ ॥

rakṣāhīnaṃ tu yatsthānaṃ varjitaṃ kavacena tu .
tatsarvaṃ rakṣa me devi jayantī pāpanāśinī .. 42 ..

Whatever place is left unprotected and unguarded by this armor — O Goddess Jayantī (the Victorious), destroyer of sins, protect all of that for me as well. (42)

Word by word

रक्षाहीनं (rakṣāhīnaṁ): without protection (रक्षा:protection | हीनं:without)
तु (tu): but
यत्स्थानं (yatsthānaṁ): that place (यत्:that | स्थानं:place)
वर्जितं (varjitaṁ): devoid of
कवचेन (kavacena): by armor
तु (tu): but
तत्सर्वं (tatsarvaṁ): all that (तत्:that | सर्वं:all)
रक्ष (rakṣa): protect
मे (me): me
देवि (devi): Goddess
जयन्ती (jayantī): victorious
पापनाशिनी (pāpanāśinī): destroyer of sins (पाप:sin | नाशिनी:destroyer)

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Verse 43

पदमेकं न गच्छेत्तु यदीच्छेच्छुभमात्मनः ।
कवचेनावृतो नित्यं यत्र यत्रैव गच्छति ॥ ४३ ॥

padamekaṃ na gacchettu yadīcchecchubhamātmanaḥ .
kavacenāvṛto nityaṃ yatra yatraiva gacchati .. 43 ..

One who desires his own good should not take a single step without (this protection). Covered with this armor always, wherever one goes — (43)

Word by word

पदमेकं (padamekaṁ): one step (पदम्:step | एकं:one)
न (na): not
गच्छेत्तु (gacchettu): should go
यदीच्छेच्छुभमात्मनः (yadīcchecchubhamātmanaḥ): if desires own good (यदि:if | इच्छेत्:desires | शुभम्:good | आत्मनः:of oneself)
कवचेनावृतो (kavacenāvṛto): covered with armor (कवचेन:with armor | आवृतः:covered)
नित्यं (nityaṁ): always
यत्र (yatra): where
यत्रैव (yatraiva): wherever indeed (यत्र:where | एव:indeed)
गच्छति (gacchati): goes

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Verse 44

तत्र तत्रार्थलाभश्च विजयः सार्वकामिकः ।
यं यं चिन्तयते कामं तं तं प्राप्नोति निश्चितम् ।
परमैश्वर्यमतुलं प्राप्स्यते भूतले पुमान् ॥ ४४ ॥

tatra tatrārthalābhaśca vijayaḥ sārvakāmikaḥ .
yaṃ yaṃ cintayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ prāpnoti niścitam .
paramaiśvaryamatulaṃ prāpsyate bhūtale pumān .. 44 ..

— there and everywhere he gains wealth and victory fulfilling all desires. Whatever desire he contemplates, that he surely obtains. A person on earth will attain incomparable supreme sovereignty. (44)

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तत्र (tatra): there
तत्रार्थलाभश्च (tatrārthalābhaśca): gain of wealth there (तत्र:there | अर्थलाभ:gain of wealth | च:and)
विजयः (vijayaḥ): victory
सार्वकामिकः (sārvakāmikaḥ): fulfiller of all desires (सार्व:all | कामिक:related to desires)
यं (yaṁ): whichever
यं (yaṁ): whichever
चिन्तयते (cintayate): thinks
कामं (kāmaṁ): desire
तं (taṁ): that
तं (taṁ): that
प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti): obtains
निश्चितम् (niścitam): certainly
परमैश्वर्यमतुलं (paramaiśvaryamatulaṁ): incomparable supreme wealth (परम:supreme | ऐश्वर्य:wealth | अतुलं:incomparable)
प्राप्स्यते (prāpsyate): will obtain
भूतले (bhūtale): on earth
पुमान् (pumān): man

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Verse 45

निर्भयो जायते मर्त्यः संग्रामेष्वपराजितः ।
त्रैलोक्ये तु भवेत्पूज्यः कवचेनावृतः पुमान् ॥ ४५ ॥

nirbhayo jāyate martyaḥ saṃgrāmeṣvaparājitaḥ .
trailokye tu bhavetpūjyaḥ kavacenāvṛtaḥ pumān .. 45 ..

A mortal covered with this armor becomes fearless, undefeated in battles, and is revered in all three worlds. (45)

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निर्भयो (nirbhayaḥ): fearless
जायते (jāyate): is born
मर्त्यः (martyaḥ): mortal
संग्रामेष्वपराजितः (saṅgrāmeṣvaparājitaḥ): undefeated in battles (संग्रामेषु:in battles | अपराजितः:undefeated)
त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye): in the three worlds
तु (tu): but
भवेत्पूज्यः (bhavetpūjyaḥ): becomes revered (भवेत्:becomes | पूज्यः:revered)
कवचेनावृतः (kavacenāvṛtaḥ): covered with armor (कवचेन:with armor | आवृतः:covered)
पुमान् (pumān): man

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Verse 46

इदं तु देव्याः कवचं देवानामपि दुर्लभम् ।
यः पठेत्प्रयतो नित्यं त्रिसन्ध्यं श्रद्धयान्वितः ॥ ४६ ॥

idaṃ tu devyāḥ kavacaṃ devānāmapi durlabham .
yaḥ paṭhetprayato nityaṃ trisandhyaṃ śraddhayānvitaḥ .. 46 ..

This armor of the Goddess is difficult to obtain even for the gods. One who recites it with devotion daily at the three junctions of the day (dawn, noon and dusk), endowed with faith — (46)

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इदं (idaṁ): this
तु (tu): but
देव्याः (devyāḥ): of the goddess
कवचं (kavacaṁ): armor
देवानामपि (devānāmapi): even for the gods (देवानाम्:of the gods | अपि:even)
दुर्लभम् (durlabham): difficult to obtain
यः (yaḥ): who
पठेत्प्रयतो (paṭhetprayato): reads with devotion (पठेत्:reads | प्रयतः:with devotion)
नित्यं (nityaṁ): daily
त्रिसन्ध्यं (trisandhyaṁ): three times a day (त्रि:three | सन्ध्यं:times of day)
श्रद्धयान्वितः (śraddhayānvitaḥ): endowed with faith (श्रद्धया:with faith | अन्वितः:endowed)

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Verse 47

दैवी कला भवेत्तस्य त्रैलोक्येष्वपराजितः ।
जीवेद्वर्षशतं साग्रमपमृत्युविवर्जितः ॥ ४७ ॥

daivī kalā bhavettasya trailokyeṣvaparājitaḥ .
jīvedvarṣaśataṃ sāgramapamṛtyuvivarjitaḥ .. 47 ..

— divine power (daivī kalā) becomes his; he is undefeated in the three worlds; he lives a full hundred years, free from untimely death. (47)

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दैवी (daivī): divine
कला (kalā): art
भवेत्तस्य (bhavettasya): would be his
त्रैलोक्येष्वपराजितः (trailokyeṣvaparājitaḥ): undefeated in three worlds (त्रैलोक्येषु:in three worlds | अपराजितः:undefeated)
जीवेद्वर्षशतं (jīvedvarṣaśataṁ): live a hundred years (जीवेत्:live | वर्षशतम्:hundred years)
साग्रमपमृत्युविवर्जितः (sāgramapamṛtyuvivarjitaḥ): free from untimely death (साग्रं:complete | अपमृत्यु:untimely death | विवर्जितः:free from)

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Verse 48

नश्यन्ति व्याधयः सर्वे लूताविस्फोटकादयः ।
स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैव कृत्रिमं चापि यद्विषम् ॥ ४८ ॥

naśyanti vyādhayaḥ sarve lūtāvisphoṭakādayaḥ .
sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ caiva kṛtrimaṃ cāpi yadviṣam .. 48 ..

All diseases — insect bites, eruptions and so forth — are destroyed; all poisons — stationary, mobile, and artificially prepared — (48)

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नश्यन्ति (naśyanti): perish
व्याधयः (vyādhayaḥ): diseases
सर्वे (sarve): all
लूताविस्फोटकादयः (lūtāvisphoṭakādayaḥ): insect bites and eruptions (लूता:insect | विस्फोटक:eruptions | आदयः:and others)
स्थावरं (sthāvaraṁ): immobile
जङ्गमं (jaṅgamaṁ): mobile
चैव (caiva): and also
कृत्रिमं (kṛtrimaṁ): artificial
चापि (cāpi): and also
यद्विषम् (yadviṣam): any poison

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Verse 49

अभिचाराणि सर्वाणि मन्त्रयन्त्राणि भूतले ।
भूचराः खेचराश्चैव जलजाश्चौपदेशिकाः ॥ ४९ ॥

abhicārāṇi sarvāṇi mantrayantrāṇi bhūtale .
bhūcarāḥ khecarāścaiva jalajāścaupadeśikāḥ .. 49 ..

— all sorceries, all spells and devices on the earth, beings of the earth, beings of the sky, water-born creatures and harmful instructors — (49)

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अभिचाराणि (abhicārāṇi): sorceries
सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi): all
मन्त्रयन्त्राणि (mantrayantrāṇi): spells and devices (मन्त्र:spell | यन्त्राणि:devices)
भूतले (bhūtale): on the earth
भूचराः (bhūcarāḥ): earth-dwellers
खेचराश्चैव (khecarāścaiva): and sky-dwellers (खेचराः:sky-dwellers | च:and | एव:indeed)
जलजाश्चौपदेशिकाः (jalajāścaupadeśikāḥ): water-dwellers and instructors (जलजाः:water-dwellers | च:and | उपदेशिकाः:instructors)

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Verse 50

सहजा कुलजा माला डाकिनी शाकिनी तथा ।
अन्तरिक्षचरा घोरा डाकिन्यश्च महाबलाः ॥ ५० ॥

sahajā kulajā mālā ḍākinī śākinī tathā .
antarikṣacarā ghorā ḍākinyaśca mahābalāḥ .. 50 ..

— the innate spirits (Sahajā), the clan-born (Kulajā), Ḍākinīs, Śākinīs and the like; the sky-walkers, the terrifying Ḍākinīs of great strength — (50)

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सहजा (sahajā): innate
कुलजा (kulajā): noble-born
माला (mālā): garland
डाकिनी (ḍākinī): female spirit
शाकिनी (śākinī): female spirit
तथा (tathā): and
अन्तरिक्षचरा (antarikṣacarā): sky-walkers (अन्तरिक्ष:sky | चरा:walkers)
घोरा (ghorā): terrifying
डाकिन्यश्च (ḍākinyaśca): and female spirits (डाकिन्यः:female spirits | च:and)
महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ): very powerful

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Verse 51

ग्रहभूतपिशाचाश्च यक्षगन्धर्वराक्षसाः ।
ब्रह्मराक्षसवेतालाः कुष्माण्डा भैरवादयः ॥ ५१ ॥

grahabhūtapiśācāśca yakṣagandharvarākṣasāḥ .
brahmarākṣasavetālāḥ kuṣmāṇḍā bhairavādayaḥ .. 51 ..

— malefic planets, spirits, ghosts, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Rākṣasas, Brahma-rākṣasas, Vetālas, Kuṣmāṇḍas, Bhairavas and others — (51)

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ग्रहभूतपिशाचाश्च (grahabhūtapishācāśca): planets, spirits, and ghosts (ग्रह:planet | भूत:spirit | पिशाच:ghost | च:and)
यक्षगन्धर्वराक्षसाः (yakṣagandharvarākṣasāḥ): yakṣas, gandharvas, and demons (यक्ष:yakṣa | गन्धर्व:gandharva | राक्षस:demon)
ब्रह्मराक्षसवेतालाः (brahmarākṣasavetālāḥ): brahmarākṣasas and vetālas (ब्रह्मराक्षस:brahmarākṣasa | वेताल:vetāla)
कुष्माण्डा (kuṣmāṇḍā): spirits
भैरवादयः (bhairavādayaḥ): bhairavas and others (भैरव:bhairava | आदयः:and others)

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Verse 52

नश्यन्ति दर्शनात्तस्य कवचे हृदि संस्थिते ।
मानोन्नतिर्भवेद्राज्ञस्तेजोवृद्धिकरं परम् ॥ ५२ ॥

naśyanti darśanāttasya kavace hṛdi saṃsthite .
mānonnatirbhavedrājñastejovṛddhikaraṃ param .. 52 ..

— all these perish at the mere sight of the one in whose heart this armor is established. Honor and elevation come to the king; it is supremely conducive to the increase of splendor. (52)

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नश्यन्ति (naśyanti): perish
दर्शनात्तस्य (darśanāttasya): by seeing him (दर्शनात्:by seeing | तस्य:his)
कवचे (kavace): in the armor
हृदि (hṛdi): in the heart
संस्थिते (saṁsthite): established
मानोन्नतिर्भवेद्राज्ञस्तेजोवृद्धिकरं (mānonnatirbhavedrājñastejovṛddhikaram): causes king's honor and splendor to increase (मानोन्नतिः:honor increase | भवेत्:becomes | राज्ञः:of the king | तेजोवृद्धिकरं:causes splendor to increase)
परम् (param): supreme

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Verse 53

यशसा वर्धते सोऽपि कीर्तिमण्डितभूतले ।
जपेत्सप्तशतीं चण्डीं कृत्वा तु कवचं पुरा ॥ ५३ ॥

yaśasā vardhate so'pi kīrtimaṇḍitabhūtale .
japetsaptaśatīṃ caṇḍīṃ kṛtvā tu kavacaṃ purā .. 53 ..

He grows in fame too, adorning the earth with glory. One should first don this armor and then recite the Caṇḍī Saptaśatī. (53)

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यशसा (yaśasā): by fame
वर्धते (vardhate): grows
सोऽपि (so'pi): he also
कीर्तिमण्डितभूतले (kīrtimaṇḍitabhūtale): adorned with fame on earth (कीर्ति:fame | मण्डित:adorned | भूतले:on earth)
जपेत्सप्तशतीं (japetsaptaśatīṁ): recites the Saptaśatī (जपेत्:recites | सप्तशतीं:Saptaśatī)
चण्डीं (caṇḍīṁ): Caṇḍī
कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having made
तु (tu): but
कवचं (kavacaṁ): armor
पुरा (purā): before

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Verse 54

यावद्भूमण्डलं धत्ते सशैलवनकाननम् ।
तावत्तिष्ठति मेदिन्यां सन्ततिः पुत्रपौत्रिकी ॥ ५४ ॥

yāvadbhūmaṇḍalaṃ dhatte saśailavanakānanam .
tāvattiṣṭhati medinyāṃ santatiḥ putrapautrikī .. 54 ..

As long as the earth bears its mountains, forests and groves, so long will his lineage of sons and grandsons remain on earth. (54)

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यावद्भूमण्डलं (yāvadbhūmaṇḍalam): as long as the earth (यावत्:as long as | भूमण्डलं:earth)
धत्ते (dhatte): bears
सशैलवनकाननम् (saśailavanakānanam): with mountains and forests (स:with | शैल:mountain | वन:forest | काननम्:grove)
तावत्तिष्ठति (tāvattiṣṭhati): so long remains (तावत्:so long | तिष्ठति:remains)
मेदिन्यां (medinyāṁ): on earth
सन्ततिः (santatiḥ): progeny
पुत्रपौत्रिकी (putrapautrikī): of sons and grandsons (पुत्र:son | पौत्रिकी:grandson)

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Verse 55

देहान्ते परमं स्थानं यत्सुरैरपि दुर्लभम् ।
प्राप्नोति पुरुषो नित्यं महामाया प्रसादतः ॥ ५५ ॥

dehānte paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatsurairapi durlabham .
prāpnoti puruṣo nityaṃ mahāmāyā prasādataḥ .. 55 ..

At the end of bodily life, by the grace of Mahāmāyā, a person eternally attains the supreme abode which is difficult to reach even for the gods. (55)

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देहान्ते (dehānte): at the end of life (देह:body | अन्ते:end)
परमं (paramaṁ): supreme
स्थानं (sthānaṁ): place
यत्सुरैरपि (yatsurairapi): even by gods (यत्:which | सुरैः:by gods | अपि:even)
दुर्लभम् (durlabham): difficult to attain
प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti): attains
पुरुषो (puruṣo): man
नित्यं (nityaṁ): eternally
महामाया (mahāmāyā): great illusion (मह:great | माया:illusion)
प्रसादतः (prasādataḥ): by grace

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Verse 56

लभते परमं रूपं शिवेन सह मोदते ॥ ॐ ॥ ५६ ॥

labhate paramaṃ rūpaṃ śivena saha modate .. oṃ .. 56 ..

He obtains the supreme form and rejoices together with Śiva. Om. (56)

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लभते (labhate): obtains
परमं (paramaṁ): supreme
रूपं (rūpaṁ): form
शिवेन (śivena): with Shiva
सह (saha): together
मोदते (modate): rejoices

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